Three sent to hospital after crash closes U.S. 31 in Ottawa County

OTTAWA COUNTY--Three people were transported to Ottawa County hospitals with non life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash that closed southbound U.S. 31 for about 45 minutes Sunday morning, sheriff’s deputies said.

Police said Phillip Vork, 28, of McVeytown, Pa., was northbound on U.S. 31 in a Dodge Neon when he drove through a red light at Ferris Street around 11:15 a.m. Vork struck a Chrysler mini-van driven by Brenda Ritsma, 59, of Grand Haven, causing the van to spin through the median, coming to rest in a southbound lane.

Traffic was rerouted while rescue workers extricated Ritsma from her vehicle. She and her 10-year-old grandson, a front-seat passenger, were taken to West Ottawa Community Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, sheriff’s deputies said.

Police said Vork was transported to Holland Community Hospital for treatment.